Reflection, resources and musings aloud on supporting, enabling and empowering young people

April 2008 - Posts

  • UK Youth Online: unconference on the 17th May...


    • Should youth workers be using MySpace and Bebo to communicate with the young people they work with?

    • How can PodCasts provide a platform for young people's voices?

    • What role have multiplayer online games and virtual worlds got in work with young people?

    • How can youth work support young people online?

    • How could viral videos help promote a skate park revolution?

    • What's the role of the web in helping young people find places to go and things to do?

    Hopefully, those, any many other things, will be topics of discussion at BarCampUKYouthOnline - an informal participant organised conference on the 17th May 2008.

    And you're invited to take part.  

    A BarCamp is a particular style of informal conference/gathering where everyone can be part of setting the agenda and leading sessions on the day. It provides a way of having the discussions you really want to have around the topic of young people and the web.

    There are more details over at the event website where you can also sign up or just drop me a line if you would like to know more.

    And if you can't make it - you can still share the questions you would like to see explored. Drop your thoughts in the comments below... 

  • Reflective practice in action...

    I've really enjoyed reading two new blogs over the last few days.

    using his blog as a tool for reflective practice and sharing.

    And Hilary Mason in East Sussex has started Youth Blog from the UK sharing her experiences and reflections as an interim manager in the youth service.

    Do take a few moments to read and hopefully subscribe to their blogs - and if you're still thinking about getting blogging, now is the idea time to start and to join a growing community of youth work bloggers...
     


     

Children & Young People Now is the official publication for members of the National Children's Bureau and The National Youth Agency.